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What would you consider to be a "top-notch" NoSQL database?

Can someone please explain how exactly someone would transfer their files onto Filecoin? How does the system ensure reliability? I just don't understand why I would put my files in some random person's hard drive.

Looks great! Wonder if we can port this to be used with Google Cloud Functions.

Has anyone been migrated to the new web version? I still see the old interface and it looks like the Indian Play Store hasn't received the new app either.

You can cross-link in Evernote and OneNote. Also, Evernote has a great feature called Context which is activated if you pay for a subscription (worth it) that automatically shows you relevant notes based on your current note. Also, Evernote is a lot more portable than a Wiki so you can carry it around and search through all your notes (including inside PDFs and other documents, OCR and images).

I think it's fair to say that there isn't a single tool that can satisfy all your needs. I'm meticulously organized but I doubt I can get anything done with just a Wiki or any other tool. You also have to remember that in many cases, staying organized also means collaborating with other people who may not share the same opinion as you about various tools.

It took me a long time to find the right mix of tools that are ideal for my specific workflow. These are the tools I mostly rely on now:

- Outlook.com (with custom domain) for my personal email. I find Outlook's 'Sweep' feature a lot more feature rich than Gmail's filters. I have rules that automatically move newsletters over 3 days old to archive and then delete unnecessary emails over 10 days old automatically.

- I've grown to like Wunderlist a lot for personal tasks. It has its limitations but it gets the job done well. I don't bother with many folders etc. I just throw everything in the inbox and add due dates to it. Inbox is sorted by due date. Works great for me. Also, it integrates well with Outlook.

- Evernote is where is store anything that's remotely relevant to me. Again, I don't bother with multiple notebooks. I have 2 main notebooks - Inbox and Cabinet. All notes start in Inbox. When they are no longer needed for my day to day work, they are moved to Cabinet. All notes are meticulously organized with tags. I am contemplating having a 3rd notebook called Library (offline notebook) with all my favorite online articles tagged by topic. This might work better than a Wiki to be honest. I also use their browser extensions a LOT.

- I use aText snippets inside Evernote to log call notes, meeting notes etc. using a standard format. I have quite a few other snippets that I use in other applications as well.

- All my favorite articles are in Pocket

- All my personal files are on OneDrive. Work files are on Google Drive (it's easier to collaborate on Google because everyone I know uses Gmail / Google Apps).

- Work tasks are on Trello

- Photos automatically organized on Google Photos

- My code editor (Visual Studio Code) settings are automatically backed up on GitHub Gist using https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Shan.cod...

I also use a few other tools occasionally but mostly rely on these for everything. Like most people, I wanted one tool to fit all my needs but I came to accept that it's just not possible considering the complex needs of each function. You might not think about it but, task management in itself is more than just a simple list of to-dos that requires a lot of programming to be done right. Stop trying to find a one-size fits all tool. Leverage multiple tools and integrate them together. For instance, Evernote talks to Gmail through a browser extension so you can always save an important email easily. You can also create more complex workflows using IFTTT. That would be the best way to organize yourself.

How does it compare to Outlook.com?

Can't you just activate Inbox etc. in your G Suite admin settings? Granted, they are not available to G Suite users instantly after consumers but they are available, nevertheless.

For my personal use, I have a custom domain on Outlook.com and this account is also a generic Google Account so I have access to the best of Microsoft and Google in one account. Might be a good approach but the only thing I wish is that Outlook had some of Google Inbox's capabilities.

Since I don't use Google for email, my Android phone can't automatically sniff for stuff like parcels or movie tickets and show me Now cards in my device. Other than that, I have a full-fledged Google account tied to my Outlook.com email. That's been my setup for a while.

How does the Angular CLI compare to the Ember CLI? Also, how does Angular 2 compare to Ember 2.8?

Office 365 is actually a pretty good deal!

I'm loving this! Great stuff. Is there a way to exclude websites from activating SurfingKeys?

It's already bad enough that I have a row of chat apps (WhatsApp, Messenger, Hangouts, Skype, Slack, Telegram etc.) on my phone because I can't get everyone I know to agree on one app and now, Google's trying to get me to add yet another icon to that list! I love Telegram but I couldn't get more than a few friends to try it out and even then, no one checks their Telegram anymore because none of THEIR friends are on it. Even though I love the tech here, I can't get enough people to try and use it.

Not sure why this had to be its own app. Could have just been included into Allo. Also, all of the other apps I mentioned above have some form a desktop app (which is in a way, the biggest factor for me considering that's where I spend most of my time). Sigh! Great tech, terrible packaging.

Not entirely true. Looks like they also get a lot more control over the fleet now. This will allow them to ship with greater flexibility and for cheaper rates.

Bangalore is no different. I hate to sound stereotypical and complain about the utter lack of infrastructure here but I have no choice. I grew up in Bangalore and only a decade ago, things a were a lot better.

The city drew millions of people from across the country in the last few years and simply hasn't keep up. Add to that an incredibly unstable state government and you have a city that can no longer service its residents. There's garbage everywhere, rude people, broken roads (which when left that way, attract more garbage because no one really cares anymore) and a complete lack of civic responsibility. The monsoons have made it worse! People get stuck in traffic jams for hours. Even in nicer neighborhoods, we lose power for half a day because of the rains.

I'm a proud Indian but I lose complete hope when I observe the current state of Indian cities.

I am really excited to see Engines getting some more recognition in this release. We are building https://tripcloud.io/ entirely with Ember and the application is starting to get bigger and bigger.

We have been waiting to see it stabilize a little so we can adopt it. Can we safely use it in production now?

This looks awesome! Is there also a places autocomplete API?

Nice! Yeah I think it has potential for specific kinds of applications. Text-based games are a definite yes. I couldn't agree more with your point about user education. I know a lot of friends who don't even know all the amazing things Google Now can do just because there is not interface to explain all the features. Siri has a "what can you do?" feature but even then, it's very limited. It will be interesting to see what developers and UX professionals do to improve the state of bots.

Underneath the original "wow factor", I think bots have a glaring UX problem. Developers just haven't figured out the real use-case for bots. In some ways, I think this current bot-craze is very similar to what happened with smartwatches 2 years ago. Simply cramming a phone app into a watch doesn't make it magically awesome or useful.

I think a lot of developers seem to be taking the same approach with bots. They are trying to create alternative UIs for their already existing mobile apps through bots. Mobile / web apps do a lot of the same stuff as bots in a much more user-friendly way. Take a look at https://storebot.me/ and tell me if there's one bot that can do something better than a mobile app.

I'm not anti-bot but I just think the bot-frenzy is premature,

I've been looking to move away from Swarm for a while. OwnTracks might just be the perfect solution.

TBH, I'm not even sure I have an issue that needs solving. I'm trying to understand how you would design the back-end for a notifications system in a Node.js application that uses MongoDB.

To be honest, my Nexus 5X has been acting up since the day I bought it. It's had an ongoing issue with performance: https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/3ua0ad/nexus_5x_pe.... It seems like buying a good Android device can be a hit or miss. It's sad because Android itself has come a long way.

Agreed! They've been very consistent over the years. I think they also have a unique, playful personality that's apparent across the product. Their choice of fonts, icons, colors and illustrations are kinda refreshing.

Great initiative!

Looks exciting! I just sent you an email.

I can't believe it's so old! I still remember using the first version of Firefox. Wrote a small story about my first encounter with it here: http://nagarjun.co/post/102328175145/firefox-is-10-years-old.

Fantastic to see how humble he is with his response. He could have easily said "that's how it was done back then and it was really the best thing out there" but, he didn't. The stuff of legend.

Not entirely true. At least in the Bay Area, I've seen some highly targeted ads on my Twitter stream. Twitter also does a great job at showing me ads based on who I follow. Do I act on these ads? Sometimes yes. Companies throw out incentives to act on promoted Tweets. I think it's a nice, subtle form of advertising that just works. Facebook, I don't like. Their advertising comes off very intrusive and honestly, I've never acted on a single ad there. Helps with brand recognition though. When I see a brand advertised on Facebook, I recollect it. How many times have you been to a coffee shop and seen posters redirecting you to their Facebook presence (I know that's not an ad but, it goes to show you that they have a presence there). Some take it to the next level and advertise too! I've seen quite a few local ads on my stream.

I don't think the author trash talked search advertising. His point is around the increasing dominance of native advertising. Think about it. How long do you spend inside platforms on a given day? You probably have Facebook or Twitter open on a tab all the time. The odds of you looking at ads on any of those platforms are far more than you would on any of Google's. That isn't to say that one form of advertising is better than the other. It just means that native advertising is growing in prominence and Google doesn't technically have a presence in that space.

Gosh! You're so right. The first thing I thought of when I saw the video was the same thing. Show me what the app does Google!

I can't wait to try this out. I'm drawing a few parallels to Acompli (when it comes to how Inbox handles attachments) and I love Acompli. Hope they add Google Apps support soon.